NCES Cross‑Country Spending Data

The National Center for Education Statistics publishes a Condition of Education indicator that aggregates education expenditure data across countries, offering per‑student and total spending figures in a common framework. That data lets analysts compare how much countries invest in schooling and examine cost‑effectiveness against test scores or attainment. — Making cross‑national education spending data easily available reframes funding debates from anecdotes to verifiable comparisons and allows scrutiny of whether higher spending delivers better outcomes.